Westshore Yoga
475 Royal Bay Drive V9C 4L2 Victoria, BC, Canada

An awesome analogy. Inspiring to me.

Yoga always and everywhere.

"The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent". (Guruji BKS Iyengar) You will work from your heart, not your brain, to create harmony. ... The serenity in the body is the sign of spiritual tranquility. As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for emancipation. You are in bondage. So while you are sweating and aching, let your heart be light and let it fill your body with gladness. You are not only becoming free, but you are also being free. What is not to be glad about? The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent". See more

"Like clouds in a windy sky, feelings come and go. Conscious breathing, It is my anchor". (Thich Nhat Hanh)

If You Want to Draw Near to God ~ Abu Sa'id If you want to draw near to God, seek him in the hearts of those around you.... Speak well of all, present or absent. If you would be a light for others, be like the sun: show the same face to all. To bring joy to a single heart is better than building countless shrines for worship; to capture one heart through kindness is better than setting a thousand free. This is the true lover of God, who lives with others, rises and eats and sleeps like others, gives and takes with others in the bazaar, yet never forgets God even for a moment. From "Timeless Wisdom: Passages for Meditation from the World’s Saints & Sages" selected by Eknath Easwaran

Suggested general sequence aiming for maintanance and emotional balance #Iyengar_Yoga #yoga_teacher #pessi #yogalove

Practicing being flexible and open to new ways of sharing yoga, online and studio classes starting in September. Looking forward to a fresh start with everyone.

Maria Calabria, CIYT Intermediate Junior III & C-IAYT, demos a yoga chair sequence. Join her in the weekly Chair Yoga class with IYISF, Thursdays 4:45PM.

The love must radiate from you to others. Practitioners of the asanas alone often forget that yoga is for cultivating the head and heart. Patañjali talked abou...t friendliness, compassion, gladness, and joy. Friendliness and grace are two qualities that are essential for the yoga student. In yoga class, students often look so serious and so separate from one another. Where is the friendliness? Where is the compassion? Where is the gladness? Where is the joy? WITHOUT THESE, WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED THE TRUE YOGA OF PATAÑJALI. B.K.S. IYENGAR Light on Life

Restorative for times of grief Suggested by Geetaji, revised by David Jacobs : Tamar

Love this from @codependencycurious! How can you build more of these actions and items into your daily routine this week?